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Building a Better Future for Medicaid Do you have Medicaid benefits right now or recently in the last two years? Are you a caregiver for someone who has Medicaid benefits? Do you rely on it for your healthcare coverage? The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) would like you to join their new Medicaid Member Experience Council! The council is a group of people with experience using Medicaid who will talk about the gaps that…

Read and watch Disability Rights Wisconsin attorney, Eva Shiffrin, talk about the changes and its effects on beneficiaries via W.L.U.K. Fox 11 here: “Social Security’s new ID rules could complicate access for Northeast Wisconsin recipients” The Social Security Administration recently announced a new policy that would affect many Social Security disability beneficiaries. The new policy requires beneficiaries to verify their identities in-person at a field office if they cannot verify through their “my Social Security”…

Disability Rights Wisconsin joins with our national organization, the National Disability Rights Network, and other disability organizations and advocates across the country in calling out the President’s remarks yesterday suggesting the deadly crash of Flight 5342 may have been the fault of public servants with disabilities as irresponsible, disparaging, and wrong. Read the shared statement from twelve national disability organizations via the National Disability Rights Network here.

During National Poverty Month, Disability Rights Wisconsin is joining with other organizations to talk about how important civil legal aid is to reducing poverty. We are a part of the Civil Legal Aid Alliance of Wisconsin’s campaign, Opposite of Poverty. Follow the campaign on social media via our Facebook page and our LinkedIn page! To succeed in the workplace, you must know your rights. This was the knowledge “Martha” sought out when she reached out…

About the Workshops Federal and state lawmakers need to hear from you about how Medicaid helps you and your family. Many lawmakers do not know how Medicaid helps you to stay healthy and live in your homes, not in institutions. With possible cuts in funding and changes to the Medicaid program coming up, your services and supports may be changed or stopped. The Board for People with Developmental Disabilities is hosting two virtual workshops to…

During National Poverty Month, Disability Rights Wisconsin is joining with other organizations to talk about how important civil legal aid is to reducing poverty. We are a part of the Civil Legal Aid Alliance of Wisconsin’s campaign, Opposite of Poverty. Join us and follow the campaign on social media via our Facebook page and our LinkedIn page! Finding your way through complicated legal systems is difficult at the best of times. The way forward can…

Introduction National disability advocates and media reports think a federal bill that will have cuts to Medicaid will be introduced early this year. The Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) is hosting two webinars to help people understand: how Medicaid works now. the ideas Congress and the President are looking at as they put together the federal budget and bills. what this could mean for Wisconsinites with developmental disabilities and their families. A flyer…

Disability Rights Wisconsin’s offices will be closed from December 24, 2024 to January 1, 2025 for our winter break. We will have limited staffing during this time. On January 2nd, 2025, we will return to normal business hours. If you need assistance while our offices are closed, please leave us a message via phone at 800-928-8778 or by email at info@drwi.org. We wish you all a warm holiday and a happy new year!

The deadline to send us your thoughts about our 2025 Protection and Advocacy goals and priorities is next week on December 19! This is your chance to tell us where you think we should focus our advocacy work on in Wisconsin. DRW has created proposed Protection and Advocacy (P&A) goals and priorities for 2025. The goals and priorities contained in this plan identify areas upon which we expect to devote our federal Protection and Advocacy…